Forget animated characters, Mike Myers is back in his first original role since Austin Powers and he doesnt disappoint. The Love Guru is a thinly veiled homage to Deepak Chopra, focusing on the travails of one guru who has to break a curse, reunite a couple and get a hockey team to the Stanley Cup. Thats no small order, but you can expect hilarious hi-jinks to ensue.
Mike Myers doesnt miss a step in this comedy that centers around the star player of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Darren Roanoake, played to perfection by Romany Malco. Roanokes wife is lured away by the star player of the LA Kings, Jacques Grand (Justin Timberlake) and its up to the Love Guru to restore domestic harmony to get Malco back on his game.
With a cast that includes Jessica Alba and Ben Kingsley, its hard to go wrong. Myers penned the original story with Graham Gordy and co-produces with Michael deLuca. Its been a tough road for Myers since the success of Austin Powers, and although hes turned out terrific performances in animated flicks, this marks his return to playing a human, something audiences have been waiting for with baited breath.
The premise behind the Love Guru Movie is not...